"I don't understand, why not at night?" Igor whined discontentedly as they took up position, preparing for the attack. "We would have killed them like children."
"Because our fighters are inexperienced," Andrei snapped, not wanting to hear such criticism, especially from his brother. "You won't be able to tell friend from foe at night. And we could kill a lot of villagers, too."
After this, Igor did not say another word.
The groups surrounded the village and waited for the assault to begin, as Rodionov had previously indicated. Two squads were to simultaneously attack different targets, while the others were to provide cover from potential enemy reinforcements.
Igor's gaze was glued to the hands on Andrey's wristwatch. They both felt a tremor building within them and struggled to conta
